Dmitry Olegovich Jakovenko (Russian: Дмитрий Олегович Яковенко; born 29 June 1983) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2001. Jakovenko was European champion in 2012. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Russian team at the 2009 World Team Chess Championship and at the European Team Chess Championships of 2007 and 2015.
| Dmitry Jakovenko | |
|---|---|
 Jakovenko in Dortmund, 2009 | |
| Full name | Dmitry Olegovich Jakovenko |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | 29 June 1983 Nizhnevartovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2001) |
| FIDE rating | 2682 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2760 (January 2009) |
| Peak ranking | No. 5 (July 2009) |
Chess career
editJakovenko learned chess from his father at the age of three years and was later coached by Garry Kasparov's former trainer Alexander Nikitin.[1] In 2001 he won the Under 18 section of the World Youth Chess Championships[2] and the Saint-Vincent Open.[3]
Jakovenko tied for first place in the Russian Championship Superfinal 2006, but lost the playoff against Evgeny Alekseev,[4] got second place at Pamplona 2006/2007, Corus B Group 2007, and Aeroflot Open 2007. He finished first in the Anatoly Karpov International Tournament (pl) in Poikovsky, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia in 2007, 2012[5] and 2018.[6]
In the July 2009 FIDE world rankings Jakovenko became the fifth highest rated chess player in the world and overtook Vladimir Kramnik as the number one Russian (Kramnik regained the position in September that year).[7] In the same month Jakovenko competed at the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting, finishing shared second with Peter Leko and Magnus Carlsen, fourth on tiebreak, with a score of 5½/10, one point behind Kramnik.[8][9]
Jakovenko won the 2012 European Individual Chess Championship in Plovdiv with a score of 8½/11 points. He won the Russian Cup knockout tournament in 2013,[10] 2014,[11] 2016[12][13] and 2017.[14] In December 2014, Jakovenko took second place, behind Igor Lysyj, in the Superfinal of the 67th Russian championship in Kazan.[15]
In 2015 Jakovenko tied for first place with Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana in the last stage of the FIDE Grand Prix series, held in Khanty Mansyisk, scoring 6½/11 points.[16] He took first place on tiebreak[17][18] and placed third in the Grand Prix overall standings with 310 points.[19] In November 2017 Jakovenko shared first place with Levon Aronian in the last leg of the FIDE Grand Prix 2017 series, which took place in Palma, Majorca, taking first place on tiebreak.[20]
In 2018, Jakovenko tied for 1st - 2nd place in the Superfinal of the 71st Russian championship in Satka, Chelyabinsk Oblast. He lost the rapid playoffs to Dmitry Andreikin and finished in second place. [21]
Notable chess games
edit- Evgeny Najer vs Dmitry Jakovenko, Russian Championship Superfinal 2006, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid (E20), 0-1
- Dmitry Jakovenko vs Emil Sutovsky, 8th Poikovsky Karpov Tournament 2007, Spanish Game: Open Variations, Main Lines (C80), 1-0
- Vugar Gashimov vs Dmitry Jakovenko, Elista Grand Prix 2008, Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main lines (B18), ½-½
References
edit- ^ "Corus Chess 2007 - Biography of Dmitry Jakovenko". coruschess.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 365". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 327". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ "Evgeny Alekseev, 21, wins Russian Superfinal". ChessBase. 2006-12-16. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Silver, Albert (2014-05-13). "XV Karpov-Poikovsky starts with firebrand lineup". ChessBase. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "19th Karpov Poikovsky 2018". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Ratings July 2009 | The Week in Chess". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ "Dortmund 10: Kramnik wins Dortmund for the ninth time". ChessBase. 2009-07-12. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2009 im Dortmunder Theater, www.teleschach.com
- ^ SIlver, Albert (2013-12-20). "Russian Cup gold for Jakovenko and Bodnaruk". ChessBase. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Jakovenko Wins Russian Cup Again". chess-news.ru. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Dmitry Jakovenko Wins Russian Cup". ruchess.ru. Russian Chess Federation. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2016-12-12). "The Week in Chess 1153". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
- ^ "Dmitry Jakovenko Wins Russian Cup Final". Russian Chess Federation. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ "Russian Super Finals - Lysyj and Gunina become 2014 Russian Champions". FIDE. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Khanty Mansiysk GP: Caruana and Nakamura qualify for Candidates Tournament". Chessdom. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2015-05-26). "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk 2015". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ Kublashvili, Eteri (2015-06-01). "Dmitry Jakovenko: "I Always Perform Well in Khanty-Mansiysk"". Russian Chess Federation. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ Standings Archived 2019-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk 2015.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2017-11-25). "Palma de Mallorca FIDE Grand Prix 2017". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ Solomatin (Marignon), Yury. "Andreikin and Pogonina Win Russian Championship Titles". Chess.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
External links
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- Dmitry Jakovenko rating card at FIDE
- Dmitry Jakovenko player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Dmitry Jakovenko player profile at Chess.com
- Dmitry Jakovenko chess games at 365Chess.com
- Dmitry Jakovenko Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
